Aimee Brownbill

University of Adelaide · Discipline of Public Health

Reducing population consumption of sugar-containing beverages has become a public health priority in many countries due to causal evidence between high consumption, weight gain and non-communicable diseases. This study aims to explore how sugar-containing beverages are associated with health and wellness in television advertisements. Our sample con...

Sugar-containing beverages are the leading source of added sugar consumption among young adults. The aim of this study was to explore how young adults conceptualise what influences the healthfulness of sugar-containing beverages. Seven focus groups stratified by gender and educational institute were conducted with South Australians aged 18–25 years...

Objective To examine the ways in which sugar-containing beverages are being portrayed as ‘better-for-you’ (BFY) via features on product labels. Design Cross-sectional audit of beverage labels. Setting Adelaide, Australia. Data on beverage labels were collected from seventeen grocery stores during September to November 2016. Subjects The content...

Issue addressed The Health Star Rating (HSR) System provides a useful tool to communicate health and nutrition messages to consumers. Given the large contribution from sugar‐containing beverages to sugar intake in the Australian diet and the adverse health outcomes associated with frequent consumption, it is important to investigate how the HSR Sys...

Objective: We explored how sugar‐sweetened beverages are marketed to Australian young people through sugar‐sweetened beverage brand Facebook pages. Methods: We undertook a content analysis of Facebook posts made by six of the most popular sugar‐sweetened beverage Facebook pages in Australia. Data were collected for a six‐month period and were quant...

Background Proper nutrition in early childhood is essential to ensure optimal growth and development. Use of ‘better-for-you’ features on food packaging position products as healthier for children. This study aims to systematically explore the use of better-for-you labelling on infant and toddler food packaging. Methods A cross-sectional audit of...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic response has required a rapid influx into the public health workforce, demanding a wide range of skills to address the crisis. As the second wave of COVID-19 escalated in the southern Australian state of Victoria during 2020, the Public Health Association of Australia and the Australasian Epidemiological Associat...

Effective strategies to reduce free sugar intake are needed. This study examined exposure to a warning label, independently and in conjunction with a Health Star Rating (HSR) label, on the selection of commercially available cold beverages with real decision-making stakes. Participants (N = 511, 47.9% female, mean = 21.7 (SD = 6.1) years) accessed...

Objectives Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is reported to be disproportionally high compared with the general Australian population. This review aimed to scope the literature documenting SSB consumption and interventions to reduce SSB consumption among Australian Aboriginal and T...

Objectives In 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry. Media coverage can be an influential contributor to public debate, and both public health advocates and industry sought media coverage for t...

Background In 2012 Australia was the first country in the world to implement plain tobacco packaging. Both public health agencies and the tobacco industry advocated their position on the legislation in the news media. This study comprehensively documents print media coverage of the plain packaging initiative over the duration of the policy initiati...

Objective: To measure and characterise unpaid coverage in the Australian print media of the 2001, 2007 and 2009 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Methods: A total of 172 articles published in Australian newspapers between 1999 and 2014 were content analysed us...

Introduction Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Australia experience poorer health outcomes in the areas of overweight and obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Contributing to this burden of disease in the Australian community generally and in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, is the consumption of sugar-...